the practice of deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources

the eclecticism of his work consciously reflects his upbringing

we've demonstrated an appetite for musical eclecticism

the theories or methods of the ancient Eclectic philosophers, who did not belong to or found any recognized school of thought but selected doctrines from various schools of thought

there was a double movement going on, towards Eclecticism on the one side, and towards Scepticism on the other side